Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition Related Costs

In connection with the FCB acquisition, Synovus incurred merger-related expense presented in the table below totaling $49.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily related to employment compensation agreements, severance, professional services, and contract termination charges:

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Employment compensation agreements, severance, and other employee benefit costs	$	32,988
Professional fees	15,200
All other expense(1)	1,550
Total merger-related expense	$	49,738

⁽¹⁾ Primarily relates to fees associated with lease exit accruals, asset impairments related to the integration, and contract termination charges.